Simpson Senior Services
Disclosed Dec 31, 20205 years ago3,259 affectedConfirmed
Simpson Senior Services, the covered entity (CE), reported that multiple employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 3,529 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, lab results, medications, diagnoses, and additional treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. All staff were retrained.
What is known
| People affected | 3,259 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Dec 31, 2020 |
| Happened | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Indiana Attorney General 2021 data breach report: Simpson Senior Servicesin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Simpson Senior Services (Healthcare Provider, PA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Dec 31, 2020 | 2 |
| HHS archivetotal | Dec 31, 2020 | 3,259 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · sector: other to health · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: organization to hhs · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: 2474 to 3259 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to Simpson Senior Services, the covered entity (CE), reported that multiple employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 3,529 individuals. The PHI involved included names, · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Indiana AG), confirmed by Indiana AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.